World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert H. Christy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Historical Society of Montgomery County
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN JUNE 1942 IN PHILADELPHIA. KILLED ON APRIL 8, 1944 AT AGE 23 WHEN A B-24 LIBERATOR EN-ROUTE FROM TOPEKA, KANSAS TO FLORIDA. EXPLODED IN MID-AIR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE; ONLY 1 CREW MEMBER SURVIVED. BURIED IN WEST LAUREL HILL CEMETERY, LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.